Hi Again...Welcome back to Snowy Bulcher, Texas!
As promised we are back...with lots of information & pictures.
First and foremost, we want to start off by letting everyone know our weekend schedule. After surveying the park conditions today, we have elected to only be open 1 day this weekend. Furthermore, for those of you members off on Monday, which is President's Day, you also have the opportunity to schedule an appointment for weekday access.
So here is our park's status. We are currently CLOSED. RRMT, Inc. will be CLOSED tomorrow, Saturday, February 13th. We will OPEN first thing on Valentine's Day (Sunday, February 14th) at 8 a.m. We will have park hours on Sunday of 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Then for President's day (Monday, February 15th) park access, please call or email us for an appointment. If you will be coming in on Sunday and staying over Sunday night to ride Monday, be sure to tell us on Sunday night that you are camping. This overnight Sunday camping option is only valid for members and is not valid to the general public since on Monday we are only open to members & their guests & not to the general public.
Here is our plan...we are going to let everyone know of the current conditions in and around the Red River Valley area as well as at our park. Since we will not be open tomorrow, Saturday, we will not post our usual Friday comprehensive report...instead that will be posted tomorrow (Saturday) in order to get your ready for Sunday winter trail riding.
Please note that all pictures on this blog were taken today, Friday, February 12th between noon and 1 p.m.
Well we will first start with current road conditions in and around the Bulcher area. Honestly, there are no problems. We checked out Highway 82 as well as FM 373 (which runs from Muenster to Bulcher). While you can still find slick spots, the county did a really good job of grading the roads and getting them clear. So actual road conditions are in good shape. See photos below of FM 373.
As for highways and major county roads in our area...things look good. Now...other county roads around our area are a different story...they haven't been touched by the county. In fact, right around 1 p.m., the county had just got their graders out to the area to tackle the less traveled smaller county roads as shown by the pictures below:
The current park conditions can be described as follows:
Unlike the highways and major county roads in our area, driving into the park's entrance even to the main office, if you don't have a 4 wheel drive vehicle, you'll get stuck (without 4 wheel drive, you'll just start spinning your tires because you won't be able to get any traction) hands down even though you have only gone a couple hundred feet off the county road pavement. We are expecting the snow to melt somewhat by Sunday, but there is just no way that all of it will completely melt so don't worry. Our thoughts are this...hopefully by Sunday at least some of it will melt to help the road conditions just throughout the main park and campground because right now the only vehicles that are getting around are 4 wheel drive automobiles. Also, by only being open 1 weekend day (Sunday) for riding to the general public...this will help minimize damage to our facility's trails and roads due to the past couple of months really wet conditions that continue to compound & wear on the park as we continue to receive brutal winter weather (or at least brutal for us Texans who are not use to this type of weather on a regular basis). By Sunday, the main campground roads should be in better shape. (But even on Sunday, we would encourage that if you have a 4 wheel drive, bring it because we can never guarantee conditions.) Also, by waiting 'til Sunday, with some of the snow melting, trails will be better defined to guide riders throughout our trail system. This is imperative for safety purposes, so thank you for everyone's understanding.
We most definitely received a good 8 inches of snow. Everything is completely covered. There are some drifts, but for the most part, this time unlike during the holidays, this was more of a flat snow since it wasn't as windy when the snow was falling. The park is extremely beautiful and we hope you are already planning a unique Valentine's Day for you & your group of friends/family....plan to ride Bulcher Sunday. Besides, when is the last time that you were able to go winter snow trail riding in Texas on Valentine's Day?
Like we said before, we will back tomorrow (Saturday) with a complete report on what you can anticipate for Sunday, but right now the forecast is predicting highs Sunday to be in the low to mid 40's.
Sunday, bring your camera and you might just capture similar images to these taken today at the park....ENJOY!
* Look how high the snow is on the 5 mph park sign!
* As the snow starts to gradually melt...expect snowy, but possible slushy conditions that could be possible in some areas by Sunday.
Have a nice weekend....See you on Valentine's Day!
Talk to you again tomorrow.
RRMT, Inc. Staff
P.S. Snowmobiles will be permitted due to the weather conditions & will be permitted as a recreational vehicle at our park until the snow melts.
P.S. Hopefully we didn't give you photo overload...but after we
started taking pictures, we just couldn't stop. What can we say...Bulcher, Texas sure is gorgeous in the winter! Wait, who are we kidding...Bulcher, Texas is beautiful all year round...summer, spring, fall, & winter. Bulcher, Texas is a great place to ride in every season!
